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- Colleen Broussard-Perry What is the Office of Regional Affairs? By Office of Advocacy On Oct 15, 2024 by Will Purcell, Director of Regional Affairs The Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) advances the views and concerns of small businesses before Congress, the White House, federal agencies, federal courts, and state policymakers. As the voice for small businesses in the federal government, it is critical for Advocacy to hear from small business stakeholders all over the country so that we can better understand their concerns. After all, different regions have different concerns, and the Office of Regional Affairs works diligently to make sure those are heard in Washington D.C. Advocacy’s Office of Regional Affairs consists of staffers spread across the country. A regional advocate is located in each of the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) ten geographic regions. The advocates are the eyes and ears for Advocacy across the nation. They help promote and champion small businesses in their region. Regional advocates: Represent the Chief Counsel for Advocacy in their regions, often facilitating opportunities for the Chief Counsel and DC staff to meet with local businesses concerned about regulations that impact their business. Conduct extensive outreach to regional small business communities so that Advocacy’s DC team is better informed of distinct regional and local small business concerns. Maintain a partnership with regional and district SBA staffers to ensure that SBA is aware of Advocacy’s products and actions. Refer regulatory concerns for already existing rules to regional Regulatory Fairness Boards and the SBA Office of the National Ombudsman. This ensures that even small businesses outside of Advocacy’s scope of work are heard. Each regional advocate engages with small businesses differently, based on their region, their network of contacts, and their background. However, all the regional advocates work to amplify the voices of the small businesses in their regions to ensure that critical information makes it back to Washington D.C. The advocates amplify small business voices by relaying stories from the field. The advocates’ news articles are a useful way to showcase their work. This allows Advocacy to spotlight small business struggles and successes, which provides personal insight into complex regulatory law and a face to government statistics. If you are a small business and wish to reach out to an advocate in your region, or you are a trade group or local association that wishes to have a regional advocate speak at one of your events, feel free to reach out to an advocate in your region. Alternatively, you can reach out to Will Purcell, Director of the Office of Regional Affairs, at will.purcell@sba.gov.
- Beau Huch Thrilled to see #NJ Governor Murphy sign Freedom to Read. Great thanks to Senators Andrew Zwicker, Teresa Ruiz, and Assemblymembers Drullis, Sumter, and Conaway. Senator Zwicker's steadfast commitment to getting a thoughtful, balanced, and impactful bill over the finish line made all the difference. Porzio Governmental Affairs proudly represented the NJ Library Association on this one. We began about a year ago. That membership is comprised of extremely dedicated and civic minded librarians just trying to do right by their communities. Librarians don't "push" books on anyone. They do keep a finely curated book collection and help members of the public find information they're looking for. In school libraries, these books are all age appropriate. Before anyone says "but what about...." with examples of books they think are inappropriate, I would ask them to read the old testament and ask if they would want someone to try and redact it. Early on in our process, we came to understand some of the struggles with moving earlier versions of the legislation. It had major messaging and legal issues. I encouraged the client to think of a library bookshelf like a gunrack. You'd rather "have a book and not need it, than need it and not have it." Remember, "books don't hurt people, people hurt people." Use some familiar messaging. We listened to what the opposition was saying. Rather than fight it nail and tooth, we created an opportunity for community input on what stayed on the library shelf when books were challenged. By the time we were done, some of our fiercest opposition called this a "good government bill." https://lnkd.in/eX4gf4dC
- Terri Edillon Today, President Biden signed a National Security Memorandum (NSM) on United States Policy on the Antarctic Region, just ahead of the 46th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting. This policy reaffirms the United States' commitment to leading cooperative international efforts through the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS) to ensure the Antarctic Region remains dedicated to peaceful purposes. It also emphasizes the importance of protecting Antarctica's pristine environment and ecosystems, recognizing its critical role in the global climate system, and supporting ongoing scientific research. The U.S. Antarctic Program, managed on behalf of the nation by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), supports three year-round stations on the continent and assets dedicated to exploring and understanding the Southern Ocean. In partnership with other Federal science agencies, NSF supports world-class research in Antarctica in aeronomy and astrophysics, ecology, atmospheric sciences, biology and medicine, geology and geophysics, glaciology, and ocean and climate systems, and living marine resources. Read the full memorandum on the White House website, https://lnkd.in/esk22w7W. Photo credit: John-Michael Watson.
- Heather Warnken Please give this important new report a read, documenting the role media is playing in harmful, regressive policymaking. It spotlights a particularly high profile "get tough" bill last session in Maryland, which flew in the face of the evidence of what is actually happening and what actually works, and sucked up tremendous oxygen and attention away from a range of other critical justice reform issues and needs. Too often we are shouting into the wind, as we continue to haul our reams of evidence to Annapolis re: the failure of ‘tough on crime’ policies versus sound, cost effective community safety solutions hiding in plain sight. And perhaps most importantly, as we witness the continued discounting of lived expertise of so many directly impacted families and community members sharing their experiences, only to have misleading and racially biased narratives win the day. Part of what makes this case study particularly compelling in my view (beyond living it) is that it documents this dynamic in a “blue”, trifecta Dem state, which already ranks among the worst in the nation in both racial disparities in our incarcerated population and in sending more children to be tried as adults than every other state besides Alabama. Yet notwithstanding, we are pushing boulders up the hill on political will. This enlightening report speaks directly to the role the media is playing in that, and concrete recommendations on how to change it. Appreciate our writing and efforts being cited here, which have continued well past the time period examined and will continue in coalition for as long as it takes. Alexis Piquero, always grateful to be in your company. And The Sentencing Project, thank you for this incredibly important work.
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